This is the first major upgrade since the delivery of R7, so the focus is on some new features. The specific content can be seen on the details page of the APP, so I won’t repeat it here. Let me share some sensory experiences, which are all subjective feelings. Suggestions are also welcome in the comments.
The first one is the coverage of “High-Speed Navigation Assistance” for new road sections. This update opens up more cities and regions, with Shanghai being the city with the most complete coverage as the hometown of the company. As for newly opened regions, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen are all included. I live in Nansha, Guangzhou and need to travel to Shenzhen two to three times a week. Although “High-Speed Navigation” has already covered Guangzhou-Shenzhen Expressway and Shenzhen Outer Ring Road, the route through Dongguan is not supported by High-Speed Navigation. This upgrade has also not covered Dongguan but added the Guangzhou-Huizhou road section. I think that Dongguan, as the most important city connecting Guangzhou and Shenzhen, must be covered comprehensively in the next OTA update… Of course, the above situation only applies to my car use and is based on personal suggestions.
Speaking of the “High-Speed Navigation” feature of R7 itself, I think it is very easy to use. It can basically achieve 0 takeover for automatic lane changing, overtaking and entering/exiting expressways, first because the recognition accuracy of the 4D imaging radar is very high, and second because I think the R7’s main selling point, “full fusion algorithm,” is at work, making it close to the sensation of a skilled driver in terms of recognition and lane control functions. Perhaps… it is precisely because I think the High-Speed Navigation of Flyin R7 is very easy to use, that I have such high requirements for it.
The second upgraded feature is a benefit for standard configuration car owners. R7 can now present the live streaming rear-view mirror on the central control screen, which is almost equivalent to an official OTA update of the “Live Streaming Rear-View Mirror”. Although I am the owner of the high-end flagship version and this update does not matter to me, I think Flyin’s approach is great! It allows friends who bought the standard configuration R7 to make use of the hardware of the rear-view camera and use every part of the 15-inch screen on the central control screen. This is highly commendable!
The third improvement is the optimization of the voice function. Now, the HUD and the seats can be adjusted by voice, such as when I pick up my wife from work, I can adjust the leg support and backrest of the co-pilot seat by voice. Most of the car control commands can also be completed by voice, which is great. However… I think the delay of “Hey, EVA” is still a bit noticeable, it’s slow and can easily disconnect during continuous conversation. I think these are all areas that still need to be optimized.
From this OTA, we can see that EVA is very sincere~ high-speed navigation is also gradually advancing, and the car system is also being optimized towards a better direction. I hope it will continue to get better and better in the future~
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